The Brancati Foundation Advisory Board is comprised of a talented and dedicated group of professionals. Advisory Board members are charged with promoting and advancing the mission of the Foundation and providing strategic advice to the Executive Board. Advisory Board Members serve a two-year term.

KATIE adams

Katie Adams is a practicing attorney in California. She earned a BA in political science at UCLA and a J.D. from Chapman University. Charitable Interests: To enrich the public through education and to protect those less fortunate and those dealing with food insecurities

AMANDA aldag

Amanda Aldag is a financial services professional in Texas with Charles Schwab. She earned a BA in business management from Midwestern State University. Charitable Interests: Make a Wish Foundation and the American Humane Society

ADAM brusig

Adam Brusig is a special education teacher in California. He earned a BA in liberal studies from California State University, San Bernardino and a special education credential from California State University, Fullerton. Charitable Interests: Special Olympics, Club 21: Down Syndrome

BROOKE
​serpa

Brooke Serpa works  for the Arizona Department of Administration on the ASET- 9-1-1 program as the GIS coordinator. She earned a BS in geography from New Mexico State University and MS in geographical systems from the University of Arizona. Charitable Interests: STEM for women and supporting sustainability

JUSTIN
myhre

Justin Myhre currently works for the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office in California. He earned a BS in journalism and public relations from the University of Oregon and will be awarded a J.D. in May 2021 from the University of La Verne. Charitable Interests: Underprivileged youth and criminal rehabilitation

SUZANNE channel

Suzanne Channel is a retired banker and former school board member who currently resides in New Mexico. She is active in community organizations, including CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates). Charitable Interests: Scholarships for at-risk students

FRANCISCO cordero

Dr. Francisco J. Cordero is on the faculty of Western Michigan University teaching sustainable food systems and operations. He earned a BA from UT Austin, MBA from New Mexico State University, and a Ph.D. from Texas Tech University in hospitality management. Charitable Interests: The Kalamazoo Gospel Mission

PATRICE
​gotsch

Patrice Gotsch is the managing director of the Teacher Writing Center and an Adult ESOL lead teacher in Fairfax County Public Schools. She earned a BA in speech communications from The George Washington University and MAT with a concentration in TESOL from the School for International Training. Charitable Interests: First-generation college students, ESL/ELD, racial disparities in education

MELISSA haldorsen

Melissa Haldorsen is a practicing attorney in California. She earned a BA from the University of Florida and a J.D. from Harvard University. Charitable Interests: Mentoring youth

AMY
​bracco

Amy Bracco is the assistant principal at Riverside Preparatory Secondary School in California. She earned a BA in social sciences and MA in education as well as teaching and administrative credentials from Chapman University, Charitable Interests: Trauma-informed practices and underserved youth and women in leadership

JORDAN
​hagemann

Jordan Hagemann is an esthetician at Aesthetic Skin Care in Dayton, Ohio. She earned a BS in health administration and has a background in entrepreneurship and small business development. Her charitable interests center on education, family support initiatives, and community wellness.

EMILY
washer

Emily Washer is a home health nurse in California. She earned her RN & BSN from Creighton University in Nebraska. Her charitable Interests focus on: healthcare workers, community & public health, and 1st generation college students.

JAN
​garner

Jan Eleni Garner enjoyed a career in management with the County of San Diego’s public pension fund. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science, a master's degree in business, and is a certified paralegal. Now residing in Lakeside, California, Jan is an active volunteer in her church, local animal organizations, and a community winery.

Emeritus

ALEX stathis

STELLA lucero

JUDY elmore